Issue - items at meetings - Public Questions/Letters from Councillors/Notices of Motion referred from Council

Letters from Councillor Jayne Bennett re: Displacement Parking and Councillor Amy Kennedy re: Open Spaces

43.1    A public question from Dr Cant was tabled at the meeting as follows:

“My question relates to the relations between the Council and the local PCT in relation to falls occurring, particularly among the elderly, on un-gritted pavements during the recent period of snowy weather. Given the additional pressure that is placed on local health services as a result of snow-related falls and given that prevention of falls among the elderly is a key target in the NHS, this would seem to be an area for joint working between the council and the PCT. What plans does the council have for joint working with the PCT to prevent falls on the part of the elderly in the event of any future snowy weather?”

43.2    The question was referred on to the Scrutiny Panel to be established under item 46 later on this agenda

43.3    Councillor Jayne Bennett’s letter requesting a scrutiny review of displacement parking in the City would be considered in the annual exercise of prioritisation of scrutiny panels.

43.4    Councillor Amy Kennedy presented her request for scrutiny of the Council’s Open Spaces and referred to the six questions she was asking in the letter. She asked for a report to the Committee.

43.5    It was agreed that this would be considered in the Committee’s work planning process for 2010 – 2011.

32.1    This was considered under ECSOSC Work Programme,  item 36.

14.1    There were none.